Chapter 497 The Fourth Hokage

Namikaze Minato is a genius.

This is beyond doubt and has been recognized by all the villagers of Konoha.

In addition, his warm personality and unique personality charm make him another hot spot after Konoha White Fang and Black Flash.

Konoha's Golden Flash.

Listen, from the title, it represents love and courage.

In addition, his commoner origin has added to his popularity and won the support of a large number of villagers.

After the Hokage Office Spy, Minato's reputation in the village reached its peak.

"If Konoha is going to select the next Hokage, Minato must be the most popular, right?"

"Of course, his achievements in this war cannot be described in one or two sentences!"

"Konoha's Golden Flash, if he becomes the fourth generation Hokage, he will definitely lead the village to a better future!"

"······"

For a while, voices rose in the village.

Obviously, this was formed under the deliberate guidance and indulgence of Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, Mitomon En, Utatane Koharu and other groups.

In a blink of an eye, five or six days passed.

The Third Hokage saw that the time was ripe, so he announced to the whole Konoha that he would step down as Hokage, and Namikaze Minato would take over the position of the Fourth Hokage.

When the news came out, the whole Konoha was in an uproar.

"Is Minato really going to take over the position of the Fourth Hokage?"

"If it is a golden flash, I have no objection!"

"The will of fire will be passed on forever, and the Third Hokage is a visionary man!"

"Konoha will move towards a better future under the leadership of Minato!"

"······"

For a while, various voices echoed.

The atmosphere of the whole Konoha was boiling, and the streets and alleys were discussing the issue of the position of Hokage.

The Third Hokage stood in front of the window of the office, overlooking the whole Konoha, with a smile on his face.

Cut the Gordian knot!

Before Xia Le and others returned to the village, they solved all the conflicts that would be caused by the position of Hokage.

This is undoubtedly a good method.

From this incident, he showed a sharp and decisive means, and he was indeed worthy of the position of Hokage.

But at the same time, many people in Konoha also had a haze in their eyes.

Uchiha clan land.

"Has the news not been passed to Fugaku yet?"

Uchiha Setsuna said in a deep voice.

"Our clansmen can't get out at all!"

"Just arrived at the door, they were blocked by the guards!"

The clan member in front of him said with an ugly face.

"The Third Hokage is an old fox!"

"He completely blocked our retreat!"

Uchiha Setsuna said angrily.

The position of the Fourth Hokage was completed so suddenly, which was something no one could have imagined.

Once the matter was settled, the fantasy of the Uchiha would be completely shattered.

"Elder Setsuna, what should we do now?"

The clan member asked.

"There are ANBU watching us all around now, we can't do anything!"

"We can only wait for the return of Chief Fugaku and Elder Xia Le!"

"You have to do everything you can to spread the news in the village, understand?"

"If you can't do it, Uchiha is finished!"

Uchi Setsuna gritted his teeth.

This time, he was completely disappointed with Konoha.

The faction of the village's power holders was too dirty, and the means were too disgusting.

But since the Third Hokage dared to decide the succession of the Hokage position so abruptly, he had made all the preparations.

The elite of the Uchiha were all transferred to the battlefield. Now, only the people headed by Uchiha Setsuna were left in the clan.

At the entrance of the clan.

Uchiha Huoguang narrowed his eyes and scanned the left and right sides.

In his blood-red eyes, three dark magatama slowly turned.

"Is it because of fear of the threat of the Uchiha clan after the return of Lord Xia Le and Chief Fugaku that Minato took over so abruptly?"

Muttered Huoguang, his eyes bright.

After so many years, he has become an excellent jonin and has mastered many secret techniques of the Uchiha clan.

In the Uchiha clan, his status is not low. He is directly responsible to Elder Xia Le and has a group of companions who trust him.

After seeing the Anbu deployed around the clan, Huo Guang turned and left.

A moment later, he came to the gate of the clan leader's yard.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Knocked gently on the door.

A female voice soon came from the door: "Who?"

"Miss Mikoto, Konoha has not been very peaceful recently. I will lead the clan members to temporarily take over your guard work."

Huo Guang said softly.

Soon, the door was opened, and Uchiha Mikoto's belly was slightly bulging, and she looked at Huo Guang: "I have heard all the news about the village!"

"Then I'll trouble you, Huo Guang!"

Huo Guang smiled slightly: "This is what I should do!"

Then, he waved his hand and disappeared with the people behind him.

Mikoto sighed and closed the door again.

She walked back into the house, stroking her slightly bulging belly with her right hand.

This was the second fruit of her love with Fugaku after Itachi.

The pregnancy was not long ago, and it happened unexpectedly when she went to visit Fugaku on the battlefield not long ago.

And Fugaku didn't know about this yet.

She was used to a peaceful and quiet life, and faced with the sudden waves, she had a bad premonition in her heart.

On the other side.

In a secret forest.

"Haha, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze?"

Orochimaru licked his lips and showed a sneer.

Of course he got the news. Although he was not very interested in the position of Hokage, when he learned that this kind of thing had not even been asked to himself, he still couldn't help but feel a little more disappointed with that person.

"Is it because you discovered my experiment here?"

"But didn't Danzo give you the results of the experiment?"

"As for strength?"

He slowly stretched out his right hand.

In just a thought, a breeze stirred, and then a surging breath shook out from his body.

"Me in immortal mode."

"Will he be weaker than Namikaze Minato?"

As he murmured, Orochimaru revealed a sneer on his lips.

But soon, he corrected his attitude.

"A boring power grab!"

"For me, how can there be such a meaningful thing as pursuing eternal life?"

"only!"

"If we want to continue with the next step of the experiment, we can't stay in Konoha any longer."

"And the experiment here, if discovered."

Licking his lips, a hint of gloom flashed between Orochimaru's brows.

As for Konoha, I'm afraid it will soon be discovered that the number of people on death row is not commensurate with the number.

The ANBU will find this place soon.

The third Hokage didn't even look for himself, for the same reason.

"We have to get out of here quickly!"

"otherwise!"

Orochimaru said softly.

"Just, where to go?"

He slowly raised his head and looked at the test subjects in the experimental vessels in front of him that had lost their human form and showed various strange appearances.

——

In the blink of an eye, another few days passed.

On this day, the wind was calm and the sun was beautiful, with no clouds in the sky.

Namikaze Minato, the most outstanding man during this war, climbed onto the high platform, smiling under the gaze of thousands of civilians.

"I will resign as the Third Hokage here!"

"From today on, Minato will take over the position of Hokage."

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled with emotion on his face.

At this moment, he was of course recalling his Hokage career over the years. Nothing great accomplished, but not many wrong either.

It can be said that everything transitioned smoothly and masters like Sannin and Minato were trained.

If there is a flaw, it is the White Fang incident.

It is indeed a pity for the village that Konoha loses a powerful combat force.

"Wherever the leaves are flying, the fire is endless!"

"Minato, I hope you can play a greater role as Hokage and fulfill your responsibilities as Hokage!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen said with a smile, took off the hat on his head, and handed it to the other party.

Namikaze Minato took it solemnly and put it on his head.

At this moment, he didn't think about the conflicts between the factions in the village or the complicated relationships between the wealthy families. He just embraced his love and dreams, hoping to be able to truly do things for the village in this position.

After all, Minato has always been that simple, innocent, yet passionate sunshine boy.

He became the Fourth Hokage not because of any ambition, but because he just wanted to be truly qualified for this position.

The Third Hokage hoped that he would be the link between Konoha and Uchiha to maintain the superficial peace and stability.

Then, for the sake of the village, he would do it.

"From today on, I will use my life to protect Konoha!"

Namikaze Minato stood on the high platform and said so.

His voice was neither loud nor high, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

The audience was boiling, and the civilians were shouting wildly.

This is the first civilian ninja to reach the top and become Hokage, and will also become their most admired idol.

A few days later, four Hokage Rocks towered over Konoha.

And this will also represent the fall of Uchiha's ambition.

The position of Hokage has been safely transitioned, and everything has been settled.

In the Konoha Hokage's office.

"Kakashi, have you thought about it?"

Namikaze Minato frowned and looked at the application form handed to him.

"Um!"

Kakashi, who had white hair and a mask covering his left eye, nodded dully, without any change in his expression.

"If a talent like you joins ANBU."

Namikaze Minato still wanted to persuade.

"I've already thought about it!"

Kakashi said decisively.

"Do you want to ask your teacher, Lord Xia Le, for advice?"

Namikaze Minato asked again.

He didn't really want him to join ANBU, because this position meant that his hands would be stained with blood and full of darkness and coldness.

Kakashi was silent, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes.

There is no doubt that since that man left, Xia Le has been responsible for his upbringing and education.

Most of his current strength comes from the other party's teachings.

"No need! I can decide my own life!"

Kakashi gritted his teeth.

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato couldn't say anything else.

He could only sigh and signed the application form.

"Teacher, when can they come back?"

Kakashi suddenly asked.

Even people who are insensitive to politics can realize something at this time.

Namikaze Minato was silent for a moment: "The war is not over yet, small-scale wars are still going on."

"So, according to the Third Hokage, Sir Xia Le and the others may need to stay there for a while."

Kakashi grinned, as if he was mocking: "Teacher, don't be someone else's puppet."

Namikaze Minato shook his head and looked at the other party seriously: "Don't you believe me? Kakashi!"

Kakashi was startled, then nodded: "Of course I believe you, Minato-sensei."

"The problems of the Uchiha clan are very complicated."

"But I promise, I will take care of this!"

Namikaze Minato said solemnly.

"good!"

Kakashi nodded and left.

It was the seventh day since Minato took over as the Fourth Hokage.

The news reached the northwest border and Konoha Station.

"What did you say?"

"Minato took over as the Fourth Hokage?"

When Uchiha Fugaku heard the news, he jumped up from his seat.

Yes, he just jumped.

I was full of enthusiasm some time ago, and it was like having a basin of urine poured on my head. I calmed down completely, and even my whole body was shaking with anger.

"Sarutobi Hiruzen, you old fox!!"

Fugaku cursed unceremoniously in the tent.

He was so ambitious that he had come up with at least a dozen ways to compete for the position of the Fourth Hokage during this period of time.

But what he didn't expect was that the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, would come to him and drain him of his power. He had finished everything before he returned to Konoha.

Inside another tent.

"Clan Chief Fugaku is scolding the Third Hokage. What's wrong with him?"

Shisui said curiously.

"Haha, the losers in the struggle for power usually look like your clan leader."

"To use four words to describe it, I am furious!"

Xia Le said with a smile.

Itachi glanced at his teacher, hesitating to speak.

"Just say what you want to say directly. You don't have to look like this in front of your teacher, Itachi!"

Xia Le said with a smile.

"What I want to ask is, teacher, do you really have no idea about the position of Hokage?"

Itachi blinked curiously.

In one sentence, several people in the tent were stunned.

Xia Le was slightly surprised when he heard this.

"It seems that you are very clear about your father's recent troubles."

Itachi smiled shyly.

"The position of Hokage?"

Xia Le began to think carefully.

Everyone was also listening carefully and waiting.

"To describe it in one sentence, that's it."

"How could a man who had been the master of the world be interested in the position of village chief?"

"hehe!"

"If you're interested in something."

"Of course he is the king of the whole world!"

Zhisui's eyes widened: "You want to be the shadow of the Five Great Nations?"

"I can only say that Wei Wei is a little interested."

"But not big."

"I don't take power very seriously."

Xia Le shook his head.

"So what are you interested in?"

Itachi asked.

"strength!"

"I'm only interested in the powerful power of the world I live in!"

"Because strength is the greatest guarantee for the safety of yourself and those around you!"

Xia Le said with a smile.

Everyone was startled, and then began to think thoughtfully.